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PLEASE READ: A BOX SALE - NO MIXING OF SIZES, ONLY SPECIES OF SAME PRICE CAN BE MIXED, LIMITED TO AVAILABILITY. SPECIAL APPLIES TO PLANTS PICKED UP AT THE
NURSERY WITH AN APPOINTMENT. ADD SHIPPING FOR UPS COST.


BOOKSTORE:
3 book set of the International Bamboo Workshops. Reg $50. NOW $30 + $14
Shipping & Handling. These books are a must for your bamboo library!
Go to the bookstore for detailed descriptions.

1985 Recent Research on Bamboos
1988 Bamboos: Current Research
1991 Bamboo in Asia and the Pacific
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BAMBOO PLANT SPECIALS AND CLEARANCE SALE!
All plants are well rooted and full size!   Go to SHIPPING

BAMBOO NAME # PER BOX

 SIZE

 SALE PRICE

(LIST PRICE)


FOR MOST OF THE USA, BUT CHECK IF YOU HAVE EXTREME COLD OR HEAT

Pleioblastus fortunei (syn.-Pleioblastus variegatus) - DWARF WHITESTRIPE BAMBOO

6

 2 GAL

 $65

(From list -$75)
Stable white on green variegated color all year. Sharp looking plant.
1/2   4'   1/4"   -10 F   6-10   R      
DWARF BAMBOO

Phyllostachys bissetii

6

 2 GAL

 $150

(From list -$180)
- DAVID BISSET BAMBOO
A vigorous grower with greener leaves than Golden Bamboo. One of the first
to send up shoots in the spring. Makes a beautiful screen or hedge!
sun   23'   1"   -10 F   6-10   R    
TALL SHRUB BAMBOO

Pseudosasa japonica

6

 2 GAL

 $100

(From list -$120)
Pseudosasa japonica

3

 3 GAL

 $100

(From list -$120)
- ARROW BAMBOO, YADAKE
As a teenager in Japan, I practiced Japanese archery with our landlord. The bow was made from
Madake and the arrows from this bamboo. The upright culms and large drooping leaves make a tropical
looking form. Good under trees, in pots and seacoast areas. Seedlings and older divisions in stock.
sun-1/2   18'   3/4"   0 F   7-10   R     
TALL SHRUB BAMBOO


BEST FOR CALIFORNIA, OREGON & WASHINGTON COAST

Below are all Clumping Mountain Bamboo
Chusquea glauca

6

 1 GAL

 $120

(From list -$150)
Probably the largest leaved Chusquea. Vining form in nature but upright without support. Seeds came
from plants collected in Mexico at 6000' elevation. Seedlings are growing outdoors in Coastal Oregon.
1/2   10'   1/2"   15 F   9-10


Drepanostachyum sengteeanum

 6

 2 GAL

 $150

(From list -$192)
It was formerly misnamed as Drepanostachyum glomeratum, and Himalayacalamus falconeri var.
glomerata ) - A delicate clumper with airy leaves and easily seen culms. The culms grow in a tight clump
with nodding tips. Culm sheaths are mainly glabrous, with a ring of hairs around the base. It is presently
being described by Dr.Chris Stapleton as a new species in honor of Dr. Seng Tee Lee of Singapore who
funded his post at Kew Gardens. A Himalayan beauty from 1992 seedlings.
1/2   20'   1 1/4"   18 F   8-10   C

Himalayacalmus falconeri
6
 1 GAL
 $100
(From list -$120)
Himalayacalmus falconeri

6

 2 GAL

 $150

(From list -$180)
Seedlings of the green form. Fast growing plants. The leave are a lighter green color but look similar to
the Candy Cane variety. Excellent form for the landscape. Makes a great columnar hedge - space 6-8'
apart.
1/2   30'   2"   15 F   8-10   C  

Himalayacalamus porcatus - PORCATA BLUE BAMBOO

6

 2 GAL

 $150

(From list -$180)
Introduced from Nepal is this rare species from 2,000-2,300 meters elevation. The graceful form is
complemented by tight clumping habit. The culms have a finely ridged internode. Simiar in habit to
H.  hookerianus.
1/2   20'   1"   20 F   9-10   C


BEST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, SO. TEXAS AND FLORIDA
Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'

 6

 1 GAL

 $120

(From list -$150)
Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'

 6

 2 GAL

 $160

(From list -$210)
  - ALPHONSE KARR, SUHOW-CHIKU
One of the hardiest sub-tropicals to cold. It has yellow culms striped with green. The new shoots and
culms are tinged with pink. Good shorter hedge or screen.
sun   20'   1 1/2"   12 F   8-10   C    
TALL SHRUB BAMBOO

Bambusa ventricosa

 6

 1 GAL

 $120

(From list -$150)
Bambusa ventricosa

 6

 2 GAL

 $160

(From list -$210)
- Syn. Bambusa tuldoides 'Ventricosa' -BUDDHA'S BELLY
If grown under the most healthful plant conditions it will become a large timber type bamboo with
zig-zag culms at the base. Grown under austere bonsai conditions the crowded culms become swollen
 internode; reminding a person of buddha's belly. In Japan, one can rub a large exposed happy buddha
belly for good luck. Makes a great taal hedge.
sun   55'   2 1/4"   15 F   9-10   C   
TIMBER BAMBOO